CVU Celebrations

Dear CVU Community,

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the National Technical Honor Society ceremony at the Center for Technology Essex. The auditorium was filled with families, educators, friends, and students, all gathered to celebrate the dedication and excellence demonstrated by students from across our broader community. CVU was proudly represented on stage in fields such as Automotive Technology, Engineering and Architecture, Health Professions, and more. The evening began with the recognition of an honorary member—a graduate of the program who has remained connected to the community through mentoring. He is now a well-established and successful architect in the area, serving as an inspiring example of the lasting impact of these programs.

Throughout the night, I was struck by the sense of purpose and direction the tech centers provide for students. While not every student honored may ultimately pursue a career in the field they’re studying now, many will. Regardless of the path they choose, they will leave with valuable knowledge and concrete skills that will serve them well in their future careers.

Congratulations to our CVU inductees: Aiden Bezio, Jackson Bush, Kenadi Mora, Cheyenne Morin, Jacob Villeneuve, Kyle Walker, River Knox, Mckenna Leggett, and returning members Lexi Hayes-Francis, Nico McLean

4/4-4/6 - Spring One-Act Plays

4/21-4/25 - Spring Break, No School

5/5 - Rising Juniors - Junior Parking Lottery opens

5/5-5/16 - AP Exams

5/17 - Prom

Happy Friday and beginning of April, CVU! This is Ariel. This week, Student Council continued work on various upcoming events. Elections for Student Body Co-Presidents and grade representatives in Student Council are coming up! It’s never too early to start planning if these are opportunities you are considering. We have also started work on Teacher Appreciation Week, which will occur the week of May 5th. Make sure to take advantage of any opportunity to show gratitude to our CVU faculty and staff! Spring Rally planning is also underway. Seniors, (if you can believe it!), Senior Sunset is also coming up at the end of May (tentative date of the 27th). Let’s try to have a huge turnout this year. Have a great weekend, hawks!

Check out this story about CVU graduate Logan Vaughn who recently won an innovations grant at UVM - Congratulations Logan!

From Juanita Galloway: Over the weekend, CVU sent three teams to the 17th Annual Jr. Iron Chef Competition at the Champlain Valley Expo. The teams compete against schools across the state for 3 different awards.

Crowd Pleaser- the team that best incorporates color, texture, and taste for a true crowd-pleasure.

Lively local award to the team that best highlights Vermont ingredients in unique ways.

Mise en Place (everything in its place) to the team that shows exemplary teamwork, order, and professionalism.

CVU’s Chefhawk’s team consisting of Aedan Curley, Broderick Deeley, Charlie Adams, Ethan McNaughton, and Gray Latka, walked away with the Lively Local Award! CVU’s Spice Girls Koko Dando-Plasha, Laela Desjadon, Laura Girschick, Megan Garrison, and Clara Anderson took home the Crowd Pleaser Award!

All teams worked throughout the year to come up with creative and unique recipes, They all brought their best and represented CVU with their coaches Chef Juanita Galloway and Emily Doyle.

From Jess LaPlante: It’s finally warm AND not raining!

Kind on the Ball visited CVU today to work with 7 PE classes (roughly 150 students across all grades). Teaching them the power of games, fun, and play through tennis. Kids on the Ball is a non-profit program based in Burlington VT.

From Sharon Ogden: The Unified Basketball team's season started off with a win vs. South Burlington on Wednesday. Next home game is Thursday, April 10 @ 4:00pm. Go REDHAWKS!!

RoboHawks II Competing in New England Regional Championships!

RoboHawks II (the second varsity robotics team) is down in Springfield, MA Friday and Saturday competing in the New England Regional Championship.

Live stream for today and tomorrow!

We are Team #22683 RoboHawks White and competing in the Courville Division. RoboHawks II are competing alongside top teams from all over New England as well as some teams from other parts of the country and Canada. They will have qualifying matches today and tomorrow, and hopefully qualify for play-offs Saturday afternoon!

Here are some pics from this morning after having passed Robot and Software inspections.

Congratulations to Peter Langella, winner of the Rosen Publishing Northern New England School Librarian of the Month for March. This award was presented to Peter at the March meeting of the Vermont School Library Association (VSLA) on March 25.

Welcome to the new Nichols Head of House, TJ Mead. Read his letter here. Pictured here on the right with Campus Supervisors Seth Emerson and Rex McCoy.

From Lora Crabtree: CVU ESP had a strong presence at the Vermont NEA ESP Conference on Friday, March 28th, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Burlington. This year’s event focused on enhancing our knowledge and skills to effectively advocate for ourselves and our students.

Pictured are Michelle Snow, Kate Bigue, Maureen Carpentier, Pam Jay, and Gayle Conklin. Also attending were Meghan McLellan, Debbie Schlosser, and Lora Crabtree

Dear Caregivers:

Our school is taking part in the 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey wherein our students will be taking this survey during Advisory on either April 7th or April 14th. This survey was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is sponsored by the Vermont Department of Health and Agency of Education. The YRBS has been administered every other year in Vermont since 1993. Separate versions of the survey ask middle or high school students about health behaviors and assets or protective factors. Topics include personal safety and injury prevention, mental health, nutrition, physical activity, sexual health, substance use, and protective factors.

Results from the YRBS help us determine the extent to which adolescents engage in or experience health risk behaviors. The results from the YRBS support public health officials, educators, and community organizations ability to assess and improve efforts to reduce health risk behaviors among adolescents throughout the state and nation. They help us develop and evaluate health-related programs and secure their future funding.

The YRBS is anonymous! It has been designed to be confidential and to protect your child’s privacy. Students will not put their names on the survey and student login information is not recorded. Individual survey responses will not be revealed in a report of the results or disclosed to any school employee.

For this survey to be accurate, it is important that all students, regardless of whether they have engaged in health-risk behaviors, are given an opportunity to participate in the survey. We would like all students to take part in the survey to best understand the issues and experiences of youth, however, the survey is voluntary. Students may skip any questions they do not wish to answer or stop taking the survey at any point without penalty. As a parent, you have the right to view the survey before it is administered and to have your child opt out. A copy of the survey is available on the Department of Health YRBS webpage (http://www.healthvermont.gov/yrbs). If you have any questions or concerns, please email SAP, Matt Meunier, at mmeunier@cvsdvt.org or call at 802-482-6951.

Sincerely,

Matt Meunier

Student Assistance Program Counselor

CVSD Phone-Free Schools Community Panel & Forum

Wednesday, April 16, 6-7:30 p.m.
CVU High School Library

The CVSD School Board is currently considering a phone-free policy for our schools. Parents, staff, students and community members are invited to join the conversation at this forum to:

• Learn about the potential policy & procedure changes
• Discuss current practices & research
• Ask questions & share feedback
• Hear from a panel of teachers, social workers, students, administrators, and more

When can you join us for Screenagers?

Maybe you weren’t able to join our winter screenings of Screenagers. That’s OK! CVSD's Connecting Youth plans to offer 2-3 more community screenings this spring.

We realize the spring months ARE FULL of activities. Would you be interested if we offered different times of day or in-person or hybrid events for the screenings? Please take our one-question survey to give us an idea of what works best for you and your family. Thanks for your input!

STUDENT DIRECTED ONE ACT PLAYS

3 PLAYS - ONE GLORIOUS WEEKEND

APRIL 4TH - 6TH

Buy tickets today at www.ticketsource.us/cvutheater

Importance of Being Earnest - 4/5 & 4/6

a delightful British Satire, of romance and mistaken identities.

Game Night: Humans Only - 4/4 & 4/5

a sci-fi teen drama, jocks versus nerds in an apocalyptic world where climate change has upended normal life completely

Hurry Up And Wait - 4/4 & 4/6

Do you ever feel like life vacillates between a manic pace and torturous waiting around? Then you'll relate to this comical look at everyday life.

Welcome to CVUHS's 2nd Annual Empty Bowls Dinner Fundraiser!

Empty Bowls is a global grassroots movement that rallies communities around combating food insecurity. Community members are invited to participate in a soup dinner to raise money for a local food shelf. CVU Senior, Teryn Hytten, started Empty Bowls at CVU last year, and in collaboration with the ACCESS CVU program, it has become an annual CVU event. This year's recipient will be the Hinesburg Food Shelf.

We invite you to come and share an evening of food, discussions, and community action. With only 300 tickets available, this event sells out quickly so please reserve your tickets today!

When: Thursday, April 10th

Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm

Where: CVU High School, 369 CVU Road, Hinesburg, VT

Tickets: $20 per adult, $10 per child (<12 years). PURCHASE DINNER TICKETS HERE.

Dinner: Every ticket gets to choose a beautiful handmade ceramic bowl made by volunteer potters from our community. Enjoy a dinner of artisan bread donated from local bakeries, a variety of soups from local restaurants, and scooped ice-cream for dessert donated by Sisters of Anarchy.

*Silent Auction: We will host a silent auction for donated products from local businesses, more pottery bowls, as well as beautiful wooden cutting boards crafted and donated by the CVU woodworking students. *If you own a business and would like to donate a product or service, please respond to this email.

Donations: Not able to make the dinner? Please consider a tax deductible donation to the Hinesburg Community Resource Center Food Shelf: DONATE HERE.

*Sponsors: Thank you to our community sponsors and contributors for your generous donations to this event. We couldn't have done it without you!

DeePT, August First Bakery, Barkeaters, Rocky Ridge Golf Club, Kwiniaska, Lunaroma, Vermont Tortilla Company. Pet Advantage, Sisters of Anarchy, Red Wagon Plants, The National Bank of Middlebury, Red Hen Baking CO, Pet Food Warehouse, Dumb Luck Pub and Grill, Healthy Living Market and Cafe, NRG Systems, Union Bank, Hinesburg Public House, A Little Something, Chefs Corners, Papa Nicks, Lantman's. *If you own a business and would like to be added to the list of sponsors please respond to this email.

We look forward to welcoming you and your families to this popular event!